uk Mailing List: Strong laptop sales boosts Intel

[Dwiriana Setiati (dwiriana.setiati]

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From: dwiriana setiati <anads_1704 [at] yahoo.com>

saatnya join Intel?
ternyata ketika world economy is slowing down, masih ada yg ga terpengaruh..
  ;p
just for sharing, kemarin baru ketemu salah satu Technical Marketing
Engineer-nya Intel, dia bilang facility Intel yang mereka punya di Ireland
menyedot 25% power energy di Ireland... hehe
rgds,
ana
*Strong laptop sales boosts Intel *

Intel, the world's biggest maker of microchips, has reported a 25% jump in
profits for the three months to the end of June.

Record sales of laptop chips boosted the firm's net income to $1.6bn
(£798m), up from $1.28bn a year ago.

The results pleased analysts, who feared that demand for computers was being
hit by the tougher economic climate worldwide.

Intel was positive about further growth opportunities in the year.

"As we enter the second half, demand remains strong for our microprocessor
and chipset products in all segments and parts of the globe," said Paul
Otellini, Intel president and chief executive.

Weaker pricing

Soaring demand for laptops and cut-down versions called notebooks has helped
Intel continue to prosper.

But lower prices for some of the best-selling models drove down Intel's
prices, which cut into profit margins over the quarter.

Analysts took heart from the figures.

"The only mild disappointment was in the gross margin line due to a higher
mix of low-end notebooks, but overall I think the result was a surprise on
the positive side, given the macro environment," said CRT Capital Group
analyst Ashok Kumar.

Intel is the first major technology firm to report its second-quarter
earnings figures.

Rival Advanced Micro Devices, Google, International Business Machines (IBM)
and Microsoft will all report their results for the past three months this
week.
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7508809.stm